Thanks everyone! One final question if possible: Do I overwrite the existing doc on ODFAuthors, or make a different version (say with "[Reviewed]" on the end of the filename)
On 16 January 2013 03:23, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Hazel Russman > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:37:33 +0000 > > Kieran Peckett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I already have a ODFAuthors account, but am not sure where to start. > >> I'm not sure which chapters of the CG I need to read, and some of the > >> chapters seem to be missing. Can you let me know which one explains > >> the different tasks (in particular proofreading and reviewing). I > >> have seen the first few, but I'm a bit stuck as to what I need to do > >> - the instructions on the of the page don't make sense > >> > > I would say that a reviewer studies the information in the document. Is > > it correct? Is it easy to understand? Could it be done better - for > > example by using lists or tables instead of plain text? Would > > additional or different illustrations be appropriate? Has anything been > > missed out that ought to be in there? > > > > A proofreader looks for spelling and grammatical mistakes, smooth flow > > of the language without unnecessary repetition, illustrations that show > > what they're described as showing, correct numbering in lists, correct > > cross-references, and so on. > > > > A reviewer needs technical knowledge; a proofreader needs linguistic > > fluency. > > I agree with Hazel's summary, except that I would say a reviewer does > not necessarily need technical knowledge. Newbies can often spot > problems that knowledgeable readers won't notice, for example > regarding whether explanations are easy to understand or another > illustration would be helpful or the terms used in the text don't > match the terms in the illustrations. > > Anyone can follow the instructions and look at the pictures while > using the program, and see if the dialog boxes have changed. Ideally, > each chapter would be reviewed by one person who is technically > knowledgeable and one person who is not, but that rarely occurs due to > lack of people. > > Unfortunately, a lot of "reviewers" appear to read the chapter but > don't follow along using the program, because they don't spot what to > me are glaring differences between the illustrations and the dialog > boxes and thus notice things that need to be updated. > > --Jean > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
